Bowling Leagues Are A Great Time At Northern Lanes
At Northern Lanes we have many different bowling leagues including traditional bowling leagues, different scoring methods like 9 Pin Tap (9 or more on your 1st Ball counts as a strike), different premiums (some leagues have cash prizes, some have bowling balls and other have fun licensed merchandise like Nascar, Nickelodeon etc..).
Spring Leagues
Fall Leagues
Senior Mixed
Senior 50+ - 4 player teams
3 games of bowling each week
Starts Monday 9/11 at 1pm
City A
Competitive, 5 player teams
Large prize fund with brackets & jackpots
Starts Monday 8/28 at 6pm
Tuesday Trios
Mixed - 3 player teams
Fun upbeat atmosphere with music too!
Starts Tuesday 9/5 at 7pm
Dolls with Balls
Women - 4 player teams
Mystery game and Bingo weekly
The music and drinks will be flowing!
Starts: Wednesday 9/6 at 6:15pm
Morning Majors
Ladies - 3 player teams
Fun league for all levels
Starts Thursday 9/7 at 9:30am
Northern Trails
Men - 5 player teams
Guys Night Out!
Starts Thursday 9/7 at 6:15pm
Teachers
Starts Thursday 9/7 at 4:30pm
City C
Mixed - 5 player teams
Weekly mystery game
Starts Friday 9/8 at 6pm
Youth Bowling
10 weeks of bowling FUN!
There will be 3 age divisions for ages 5-18
Awards & year end banquet included in weekly fees
Starts Saturday 9/9 at 9:30am
Misfits
Mixed 4 player teams
Bowl every-other Saturday
Starts Saturday 9/9 at 6:30pm
Youth Bowling
10 weeks of bowling FUN!
There will be 3 age divisions for ages 5-18
Awards & year end banquet included in weekly fees
Starts Sunday 9/11 at 9:30am
R-Friends
Mixed 4 player teams - just for FUN!
Bowl every-other Sunday afternoon
Starts Sunday 9/17 at 2pm
Youth Bowling
Mixed 4 player teams
Bowl every-other Sunday for 16 weeks
Starts Sunday 9/10 at 5:30pm
Bowling League FAQs
A bowling league is a group event where several teams bowl against each other over the course of a season. Most bowling leagues consist of teams of 3-5 players that meet up once a week or once every other week, usually at the same day and time. Leagues can be set up as male-only, female-only, or mixed.
With bowling’s unique handicapping system, the lower your average the more”handicap’ you get. so no need to be the best bowler to be competitive!
Each session, each team in the league faces one other team. In most bowling leagues each team plays three games per scheduled match. After the first week of the league, the average for each player is set, and the average can go up or down after each subsequent session as more games are bowled.
Leagues normally consist of weekly sessions at Northern Lanes Recreation that require each bowler on a team to bowl three games per week (or more/less depending on the league’s rules).
In a given weekly session, your team will face another team in the league in scheduled competition.
Joining a league is a GREAT way to make new friends! If you do not have a team we can place you with other cool people like you, and in the type of league that fits perfectly. We have a league format at Northern Lanes Recreation that is just right for anyone!
Scoring systems vary by league. But, usually teams are awarded points for winning each game, plus points for having more total pins than the other team at the end of all games that week.
Some leagues have special prize funds accumulated by a small weekly fee (above that which is paid to the bowling center) that can fund prizes at the end of the season.
Nothing! Join the millions of people that enjoy league bowling every year. Sign up below!
Form Your Own Bowling League
Company leagues, neighborhood leagues or just a group of friends!
Lots of groups are now forming their own bowling league-why not you? In the past we have provided many different league opportunities to you-but we forgot to ask what you wanted, shame on us! Here's your chance to do it your way.
You form a league of your own with friends, family, co workers or members of an organization that you're a member of. You decide the time of day, day of week, number of sessions that you want to bowl. Then tell us how often you want to bowl weekly, bi-weekly or once a month. We'll just provide the lanes for you.
Finally you will have a league you can enjoy with all the benefits you want including a great social activity and a FUN time with friends. Because this is your league you tell us the rules and how much time you want to spend with us.
Leagues can be formed with as few as 8 bowlers (4 Teams of 2). An extra benefit of bowling in a league with only a couple bowlers on each team sessions can be limited to 90 minutes or less too - no longer do you need to mark the entire night/day off your schedule.